Posts Tagged ‘kettlebells’

It’s Getting HOT in Here

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Holy Smokes, the temp at the gym has been insane. I know by posting this I will probably turn people away, but I always believe in being up front with people about boot camp. I always tell them, we are not a pretty little gym with mirrors, music and towel service. We don’t have air conditioning or heat. It’s been 100 degrees inside in the summer and in the 30s during the winter. I find that there is a crazy group of people who get excited by that.

What I love most about our gym is that we are “old school, bare bones, your body is your machine” kind of place. Yeah, we throw in Russian Kettlebells, tires, telephone poles, TRX, sleds and some other equipment, but it’s mostly about using your own body to move better, get stronger and yes, burn some fat.

I was so proud to hear that 2 of our male clients each lost 20 pounds last month. That is 20 pounds in 4 weeks, coming just 3 times a week for 45 minutes! One of our female clients lost 10 and she only comes 2 times a week. Others dropped 2 sizes in the past 4 weeks.

The one thing I love to hear (and see) more than weight loss, is the increase in confidence, the friendships being formed, the healthy habits people are creating, the workouts planned on off days and most of all, people moving better and having less pain.

I love my “job” and I am blessed to be surrounded by some awesome clients and co-workers.

L

April Kettlebell Classes

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

These are just a sampling of our last 2 classes of the month. We did a domino workout in the Kettlebell Express class in which we added reps as we went around the circle. Next time, the circle will be much smaller so there is less rest.

The evening class was a circuit style strength workout with
45 work and 20 rest of

Squats
Russian Twist
Deck Squats
Pullovers and
Renegade Rows

We ended with lots of swings because a day without swings, is like a day without sunshine.

Last Week of Camp

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

We had some huge success stories this session. Not only were people improving times for running and races but lots of people lost a lot of weight in just 4 short weeks. It just goes to show that hard work pays off in a big way.

This is just a quick video of one of the last workouts for the April session. As you can see, everything can be modified to fit your current fitness level.

Here are the Tuesday and Thursday classes doing the same workout.

April Kettlebell Classes

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

This week we worked on Turkish Get Ups. Internationally known Physical Therapist, Grey Cook say if he had to choose 1 exercise to do, it would be the TGU. We all agree. The Turkish Get Up will show you weakness and imbalances in your body but it will also fix them. I love the TGU for working flexibility and stability in my shoulders, hips and core. This exercise is more about finesse and strength rather than speed. We added swings and hand to hand swings in between our sets just keep our heart rates up and burn some fat.

Enjoy.

March Classes

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Our sessions are getting busier and we are adding more classes. We have had some great success stories this session, some of which amaze even me. Everyone worked hard and it’s paying off in a big way. I didn’t get a lot of pictures or videos this session but here is just something I put together of several of our different classes.

Represented are our evening Operation Weight Loss Crew as well as Tuesday and Thursday morning Kettlebell Express class and our Wednesday Kettlebell class.

Enjoy.

March Madness

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I can’t quite remember all of the exercises in this one but there were a lot!

Congratulations to our new HKCs

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

On Saturday, Feb. 6th Boot Camp Fitness and Training played host to the first HKC in Florida. For those of you who don’t know, HKC stands for Hard Style Challenge (certification). This is an entry level Russian Kettlebell Certification focusing on 3 basic Kettlebell exercises; the squat, the Swing and the Get Up.

Doug Nepadol, Senior Instructor came from CA. to conduct our certification. Assisting me was my son, Ryan who is an RKC from Orlando. In attendance was John Fox from MS, Tristan Phillips from NY, my husband, Rick, my sister, Janine Thomas, Mark Liles and Rodney Gallon from Success Athletic Training and Greg Hawthorne from FSU’s Athletic Dept. Last but not least; two of my awesome clients, Nick Mack and Mike Munroe.

The day started with the required pull ups for men and flex arm hang for women. Everyone passed with flying colors. The next 8 hours were spent learning, practicing, perfecting and learning to teach others how to do the 3 basic moves. Each attendee was then tested on their ability to perform the Swing, Squat and Get Up. I am proud to say that everyone passed.

What sets certifications from www.DragonDoor.com apart from the rest of the fitness industry is that there is a standard and there are expectations. I’ve been to many “certifications” in which I was awarded a certification just for attending. There was no testing. Certifications were given just by showing up. You will not find that with Dragon Door’s HKC or RKC. The failure rate for both is around 30%. Many of those who fail; fail to train.

You don’t just get a Russian Kettlebell Certification from Dragon Door; you earn it and it’s hard work.

With that being said, I am very proud of my family members who received their certifications but I am especially proud of my clients, Nick and Mike. They worked hard and they earned that certification.

Out of our 9 attendees, almost half will go on to train and earn their RKC in the coming year.

In October of this year, Dragon Door will hold it’s very first RKC certification in Orlando, FL http://www.dragondoor.com/wpkb53.html . Even though the cert is 8 months away, my newly minted HKCs have already begun their training.

Various workouts from the last few weeks

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Just put together a video of some of our different classes. Enjoy!

Wednesday Night Kettlebells

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Mike, Nick and Allison doing full body Kettlebell workouts.

First exercise was a Get up to a Windmill to a squat, to a press and ending with a snatch before descending back down to the Get up.

Second set was our Double Trouble.

10 reps 10 minutes (or so)

Double KB swings
Double KB cleans
Double KB squats
Double KB presses.

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

This is one of the workouts we did in the new gym. It’s so big we can do the sleds inside.